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Nathaniel T. Wheelwright

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Swimming with Leeches

October 12, 2017



I used to be afraid of leeches until I tried a simple experiment which showed that they much prefer frogs. Now I’d much rather swim in a natural pond than a sterile chlorinated pool.

Filed Under: Summer Tagged With: Animals, August, Invertebrates

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